About FoodMayhem

In the chaotic kitchen of a recipe developer, you get a food blog called FoodMayhem.

I'm Jessica, an Asian-American, born and raised in NYC, and that's Lon, my Jewish, white husband. While professionally trained as a French culinary- and pastry chef, many of FoodMayhem recipes are my attempt to preserve and share authentic Chinese and Taiwanese recipes learned from my mom. We don't eat Chinese food every day, so you'll get a little bit of anything we find delicious enough to share: from our Eastern European side; recipes and techniques learned from my restaurant days; restaurant reviews, food travel tips; and a few other juicy bits along the way. Welcome to FoodMayhem!

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Archive for October, 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

A family that foods together stays together… or something. This is our first year celebrating Halloween with Cayenne and probably the last time (before she starts talking) where we can do whatever we want with her for the dressing up portion. We took that opportunity to play on her name, and hence you’re a pepper, […]

Monday, October 24, 2011

We had foodie friends coming over for a potluck for no reason (#P4NR). Lately I’ve been trying to come up with interesting cocktails to serve to guests when they arrive. Something refreshing, to get things going, an aperitif to stimulate hunger — although with the food our friends brought, not much help was needed!
The thought […]

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

***Update:
John Brown Smokehouse 10-43 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY 11101 moved to 10-43 44th Drive***
We are so happy to announce yet another awesome joint in the Long Island City vicinity,
John Brown Smokehouse 25-08 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. Owner and pitmaster Josh Bowen was at […]

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

In case you’re wondering, I’m still alive. Mommy-hood has been challenging but also so rewarding. The most difficult part is trying to figure out how to balance my life with Caya and my life as my own person. I still don’t have it figured out yet. I almost always feel like: next week, I’m going […]